Marquitos (footballer, born 1987)

Marcos García Barreno (born 21 March 1987), known as Marquitos, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Melilla as a midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Barreno.
Marquitos
Marcos during the 2007 U-20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name Marcos García Barreno
Date of birth (1987-03-21) 21 March 1987
Place of birth Sant Antoni, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Melilla
Number 8
Youth career
Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Villarreal B 38 (6)
2006–2009 Villarreal 29 (3)
2007–2008 → Recreativo (loan) 19 (1)
2008–2009 → Real Sociedad (loan) 38 (4)
2009–2012 Valladolid 43 (3)
2010–2011 → Villarreal B (loan) 38 (2)
2012–2013 Xerez 30 (4)
2013–2014 Ponferradina 28 (2)
2014–2015 Sabadell 27 (1)
2015–2016 Miedź Legnica 10 (3)
2016 Górnik Łęczna 5 (0)
2016 Beroe 3 (0)
2017–2020 Miedź Legnica 84 (22)
2021– Melilla 2 (0)
National team
2002–2003 Spain U16 8 (2)
2004–2005 Spain U17 13 (3)
2004–2006 Spain U19 2 (0)
2007 Spain U20 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 March 2021

Club career

Born in Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Marquitos was a product of Villarreal CF's youth system, and he made his first-team debut on 24 September 2006 in a 3–2 home win over Real Zaragoza.[1] During the season he was an important attacking weapon for the fifth-placed side in La Liga and, in two starts, scored goals in home triumphs against Real Madrid (1–0)[2] and FC Barcelona (2–0), playing 90 minutes on both occasions.[3]

However, Marquitoswould be loaned for 2007–08 to fellow top division club Recreativo de Huelva, where he only appeared in half of the campaign's matches, with a goal against Real Murcia (4–2 home win).[4] He returned to Villarreal only to be immediately loaned again, to Segunda División's Real Sociedad;[5] he featured heavily during this spell, but the Basque team failed to achieve a top flight return.

In late July 2009, Villarreal released Marquitos, whom immediately signed a four-year contract with Real Valladolid also in the first division, as well as former teammate César Arzo.[6] On 17 October he netted again against Real Madrid, albeit in a 2–4 away defeat,[7] but appeared sparingly throughout the season as the Castile and León side was relegated eventually.

Marquitos returned to Villarreal in the summer of 2010, on loan, but was assigned to the reserve squad in the second level.[8] He continued competing in that tier in the following years, with Xerez CD,[9] SD Ponferradina[10] and CE Sabadell FC.[11]

In 2015 off-season, aged 28, Marquitos moved abroad for the first time, joining Polish club Miedź Legnica.[12] In January of the following year he joined the country's Ekstraklasa, signing with Górnik Łęczna.

In September 2016, Marquitos moved to the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) with PFC Beroe Stara Zagora.[13] He was released in December,[14] and returned to Miedź.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 21 March 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Villarreal 2004–05[16] La Liga 00003[lower-alpha 1]030
2005–06[16] 0000—00
2006–07[16] 293401[lower-alpha 2]0343
Total 2934040373
Recreativo (loan) 2007–08[16] La Liga 19141—232
Real Sociedad (loan) 2008–09[16] Segunda División 38421—405
Valladolid 2009–10[16] La Liga 19220—212
2011–12[16] Segunda División 24111—252
Total 4333100464
Villarreal B (loan) 2010–11[16] Segunda División 382——382
Xerez 2012–13[16] Segunda División 30410—314
Ponferradina 2013–14[16] Segunda División 28210—292
Sabadell 2014–15[16] Segunda División 27130—301
Miedź Legnica 2015–16[17] I liga 10300—103
Górnik Łęczna 2015–16[17] Ekstraklasa 5000—50
Beroe 2016–17[17] First League 3010—40
Miedź Legnica 2016–17[17] I liga 13200—132
2017–18[17] 29820—318
2018–19[17] Ekstraklasa 10210—112
2019–20[17] I liga 321030—3510
Total 842260009022
Melilla 2020–21[16] Segunda División B 2000—20
Career total 356452534038548
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup

References
  1. "El Zaragoza choca con su equipo" [Zaragoza crash into their team]. El País (in Spanish). 25 September 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  2. "Villarreal 1–0 Real Madrid". ESPN Soccernet. 27 January 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  3. "Villarreal 2–0 Barcelona". ESPN Soccernet. 22 April 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  4. "Recreativo Huelva 4–2 Murcia". ESPN Soccernet. 15 March 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  5. "El Villarreal cede a Marquitos a la Real" [Villarreal loan Marquitos to Real]. Marca (in Spanish). 18 July 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  6. "Marquitos, frescura para la izquierda del ataque" [Marquitos, freshness for the left flank] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  7. "Raul has night to remember". ESPN Soccernet. 17 October 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  8. "Marquitos vuelve a casa cedido por el Valladolid" [Marquitos returns home loaned by Valladolid]. Marca (in Spanish). 28 August 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  9. "El Xerez ficha a 'Marquitos' y a Redondo" [Xerez sign 'Marquitos' and Redondo]. Marca (in Spanish). 3 September 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  10. "Marquitos firma por la Ponferradina" [Marquitos signs for Ponferradina] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  11. "Marquitos, última incorporación del Sabadell" [Marquitos, last Sabadell addition]. Sport (in Spanish). 31 August 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  12. "Marquitos: "No sabía lo que me esperaba y el fútbol polaco me ha sorprendido"" [Marquitos: “I did not know what to expect and Polish football has surprised me”]. Nou Diari (in Spanish). December 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  13. "Берое привлече Маркитос" [Beroe attract Marquitos] (in Bulgarian). Beroe Stara Zagora. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  14. ""Берое" се разделя с Панайотов и Маркитос" [Beroe part ways with Panayotov and Marquitos] (in Bulgarian). Beroe Stara Zagora. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  15. "Marquitos wrócił do Miedzi Legnica" [Marquitos returns to Miedź Legnica] (in Polish). Miedziak. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  16. Marquitos at BDFutbol
  17. Marquitos at Soccerway
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